“And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.”
Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it. The logistical detail — storing in the nearest city to where it was grown — is the administrative wisdom of Joseph's plan. The application: the practical wisdom of storing food near its source rather than transporting it across long distances reduces the cost and complexity of the distribution system.
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